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Etymology · Ancient Greek

τέρας

3 English words descend from Ancient Greek τέρας, most common first.

terasa grossly malformed fetus
tera-In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹² (short scale trillion or long scale billion).
terato-Pertaining to birth defects and similar abnormalities.